A Vow To The Vastness

In this endless universe

how fortunate my birth—

a rare convergence of elements

forged eons ago

drawn from distant corners of creation

before finding their way into me

By destiny, or by chance

my soul now dwells within this form,

completing the making of

the one and only me.

yet I am granted only

a fleeting span,

confined to a single planet

within a boundless realm

I vow to cherish this brief life

within this perishable body,

with wholehearted devotion

to refine my existence

to let my soul be awakened

by the majesty of the universe 

my heart be nurtured 

by beauty of nature 

I pledge to dance 

with the fierce winds of fate

to whirl through 

the storms of my journey

to answer adversity 

with a thunderous roar 

for life is but a lightning flash

By Shih-Fang Wang

From: United States